On December 5, 2008, only ten days before the electoral college votes, the nine Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court will meet in private to review Obama's citizenship status.

Leo Donofrio's case, "Leo C. Donofrio, v. Nina Mitchell Wells, Secretary of State of the State of New Jersey, United States Supreme Court Docket No. 08A407," regarding Obama's citizenship has reached a new level. The case has been "distributed for conference."

This docketing today by the court should send ripples of fear through the Obama camp. Obama has been proceeding at lightening speed to put together a cabinet and take possession of the White House with the hope that he won't have to answer the question of whether or not he was "at birth" a "natural born citizen."

Every major news network, print and cable news like FOX, CNN and MSNBC, have ignored all the court cases challenging Obama's eligibility as sore losers or conspiracy theories. It might be in their best interest at this point to report this critically important meeting to take place on December 5, 2008, or lose what little credibility they have left.

If four of the nine Justices vote to hear the case in full review, oral argument may be ordered. The conference is scheduled for December 5, 2008, ten days before the meeting of the Electoral College

The case originally sought, pre-election, to have the names of Barack Obama, John McCain, and Roger Calero removed from New Jersey ballots, and for a stay of the "national election" pending Supreme Court review of whether those candidates were eligible under the Constitution as natural born Citizens, as is required by Article 2, Section 1, Clause 5 of the Constitution of the United States.

Leo Donofrio brought his case from a lower New Jersey court to the NJ Supreme Court -- was denied -- and then he filed an emergency stay application in the United States Supreme Court on Nov. 3, 2008, before the Honorable Associate Justice David Souter. Justice Souter denied the emergency stay application on Nov. 6.

Leo Donofrio renewed the application, as per Supreme Court Rule 22.4, to the Honorable Associate Justice Clarence Thomas by way of Express mail on Nov. 14. The application arrived at the Supreme Court on Nov. 17 and was submitted directly to Justice Thomas.

On Nov. 19, the case was docketed for full conference of all nine Justices and scheduled for December 5, 2008. It is not known at this time the exact details of how the case came to be "DISTRIBUTED for Conference".

Background on "The Justices Conference" is discussed as follows by the Supreme Court Historical Society:

"No outsider enters the room during conference. The junior Associate Justice acts as "doorkeeper," sending for reference material, for instance, and receiving it at the door...

Five minutes before conference time, 9:30 or 10 a.m., the Justices are summoned. They exchange ritual handshakes and settle down at the long table. The Chief sits at the east end; the other Justices sit at places they have chosen in order of their seniority

The Chief Justice opens the discussion, summarizing each case. The senior Associate Justice speaks next, and comment passes down the line. To be accepted for review, a case needs only four votes, fewer than the majority required for a decision on the case itself. Counsel for the litigants are directed to submit their printed briefs so that each Justice has a set several weeks before argument.

...he filed an emergency stay application in the United States Supreme Court on Nov. 3, 2008, before the Honorable Associate Justice David Souter. Justice Souter denied the emergency stay application on Nov. 6.

Thanks, GHWB...........

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posted on 11/20/2008 8:38:08 AM PST
by Red Badger
(Never has a man risen so far, so fast and is expected to do so much, for so many, with so little...)

Didn’t you know? Judges and lawyers have a secret handshake and go through secret rituals including plots to take over the world, etc. Only those of us in the profession know the secrets. Even more forboding than the Masonic rituals and the Mormon ‘special’ underwear!

Who controls the British crown?
Who keeps the metric system down?
We do! We do!
Who leaves Atlantis off the maps?
Who keeps the Martians under wraps?
We do! We do!
Who holds back the electric car?
Who makes Steve Gutenberg a star?
We do! We do!
Who robs cave fish of their sight?
Who rigs every Oscar night?
We do! We do!

Usually SCOTUS tries to avoid controversial decisions that will lead to political firestorms.

But how could anyone criticize the very reasonable request that Obama come up with proof of his birth and citizenship? As many Freepers have noted, you can’t even get a driver’s license or a low-level security clearance without showing a birth certificate.

Perhaps Obama will fall back on Plan B, and explain that he wasn’t really born in Hawaii, but descended straight from heaven.

This meeting should be held in full view of the public. CSpan should be allowed to put this on TV. The people have a right to know about the President-Elect. My view.....SCOTUS may be afraid of mass riots and not really give the full truth about Obama. They need to enforce the Constitution.....no matter the results and ramifications. We can handle it.

The Constitution is just an old piece of paper if those in charge of protecting the ideas written down on it, decide to ignore it.

That’s what the media, and the Obama camp, is counting on. They are counting on whipping anyone who gets in their way with PC and other harsh words.

I’m sure anyone here would think that one of the three main requirements of becoming President would hold so much weight that it would be one of the first things covered and verified in our political process. That it is not, and has to be brought to light by a citizen, shows just how close we are to throwing that piece of paper in the garbage. Why even bother with the preservation of the document, when we don’t do the same with the ideas written down on it.

It’s more than a shame.

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posted on 11/20/2008 8:57:06 AM PST
by kenth
(It's all about the zero.)

And when they do decide to cover it, they will be doing Axelrod’s ‘astro-turfing’ bidding. First will come ridicule, then dismissal, then disinformation, then misdirection to make Obama seem credible and beyond the fray, the One we’ve hoped for, etc. THAT is a prediction ... Kreskinesque though it may be.

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posted on 11/20/2008 8:57:54 AM PST
by MHGinTN
(Believing they cannot be deceived, they cannot be convinced when they are deceived.)

Have you seen the video interviews with ‘articulate’ Obama voters? [Youtube search for ‘How Obama Got Elected’] They don’t need no stinkin’ assurance that their chosen One is eligible by no stinkin’ Constitutional level of scrutiny.

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posted on 11/20/2008 9:01:00 AM PST
by MHGinTN
(Believing they cannot be deceived, they cannot be convinced when they are deceived.)

“Usually SCOTUS tries to avoid controversial decisions that will lead to political firestorms.”

They will not review “political questions” but one of their affirmative functions is to interpret federal statutes:http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode08/usc_sec_08_00001401——000-.html
This may not be a political question but a question they are willing to review—whether or not the president-elect is a “natural born citizen”.
“political firstorm” If they find that he is not, yeah—the stuff’s really going to hit the fan.

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posted on 11/20/2008 9:04:42 AM PST
by tumblindice
(In this school of war called life...)

If the MSM ignores this development they will never be counted as a credible source for NEWS ever again.

Allow me to amplify this statement a bit. IF the Justices vote to dismiss the case after hearing the petitions, then no media reaction is to be expected and the media doesn't lose any more of their strained, nearly non-existent credibility. IF, however, the Justices do ANYTHING else -- schedule oral arguments, order Obama to present a vault copy of his COLB, etc -- and the media continues to remain silent ... THEN, and ONLY THEN, will the media lose what little credibility they have left in my estimation.

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